Mercury Consultant – Oral Health Expert

About the role

The UNEP Mercury Consultant – Oral Health Expert will lead the design and implementation of initiatives to accelerate the phase‑out of dental amalgam use through legislation, enforcement, health‑insurance and education measures, while strengthening national capacities for environmentally sound management of chemicals and waste in oral health care.

Key responsibilities

• Develop project design including components, outcomes, outputs and activities, together with problem tree, solution tree and Theory of Change.
• Develop a results framework with appropriate targets and indicators.
• Prepare a detailed project budget breakdown.
• Design a gender mainstreaming action plan and a stakeholder engagement plan.
• Formulate a communication strategy, risk mitigation plan and a comprehensive workplan for the project duration.
• Draft terms of reference for key project personnel.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree in dentistry, public health or a related field (or a first‑level degree plus two years relevant experience).
• At least five years of international project management experience, preferably in a UN or donor‑funded environment.
• Working knowledge of donor‑funded project cycles; experience with GEF or UNEP environmental programmes is desirable.

Required skills

• Project design and results‑framework development.
• Budget preparation and financial planning.
• Gender mainstreaming and stakeholder engagement.
• Communication strategy formulation.
• Risk mitigation planning.